Incentive effects on response rates, data quality, and survey administration costs

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 364-373

  Teisl, Mario F ^a   Roe, Brian ^b   Vayda, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 33747885500     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edh106     Document Type: Article

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